Where Jussie Smollett's Plan Went Wrong

Jussie Smollett's staged attempt to cast himself as a national symbol for America's very real racial divide can be summed up in just three words.

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[jojoo]

If he didn't like his salary before, he's really gonna be upset about it now.

[Swayzee]

Dude deserves everything they're saying about his ass. That shit's despicable no matter how u slice it!

[couragekarnga]

I'll tell you where his plan went wrong: doing it in the first damn place!

[AjithKumar-zjuu]

It's actually "Juicy Smooyay"

[faceoff]

*Well he did manage to unify the country. Everybody disgusted with him!*

[timothymccaskey]

When a Woman cries rape and then found to be lying, it makes it all that much harder for real victims. The same applies here.

[tomgurecki]

Well gosh darn it Jussie, if you wanted to boost your career how about starting a charity or helping the homeless in Chicago. Oops, too much work!

[TKMcEachin]

I’m black & I knew he was lying from day 1

[ms.q]

The red flag for me was two Chicagoans allegedly saying metro Chicago was MAGA country.

[fluffyfluffykatz]

Jon Batiste sneaking in Bach's "Air on a G String" after Colbert cracks the G-Spot joke is brilliant!

[sheridan]

Jussie achieved his goal in one way. Now he’ll be satisfied with any salary.

[mikepeter]

Someone should go back and play the clip of Colbert agreeing with Ellen/Elliot Page that no one should even question the attack on Jussie Smollett. Colbert and Kimmel are the greatest late night hacks ever!

[mikeplata]

I remember when Colbert had Ellen Paige on his show and he shared her outrage over how anyone could doubt the "attack" happened. 😂

[anonUK]

Paid the brothers by cheque/ check? Oh Lordy...

[HeyitsDee]

Well, at least Jussie doesn't have to worry about "boosting his career" anymore because he most likely no longer has one. 😕

[johnmelancon]

I love how he turned a story about someone framing Trump Supporters for a crime into a rant about how terrible Trump is. He’s a rare talent.

[fortepiano]

6:42
Colbert got the voice! When's the album droppin?

[kimjongfun]

"2 Nigerian Trump supporters"?? Yea, that's where Jussie Smollett's plan went wrong.

[mlghelpday]

"Soon he can cash his 401KKK." Lol😅

[ares]

Still managed to find a way to criticize Trump. Fullblown TDS